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Econometrics I. Professor William Greene Stern School of Business Department of Economics. Econometrics I. Part 2 – Projection and Regression. Statistical Relationship.
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Econometrics I Professor William Greene Stern School of Business Department of Economics
Econometrics I Part 2 – Projection and Regression
Statistical Relationship • Objective: Characterize the ‘relationship’ between a variable of interest and a set of 'related' variables • Context: An inverse demand equation, • P = + Q + Y, Y = income. P and Q are two obviously related random variables. We are interested in studying the relationship between P and Q. • By ‘relationship’ we mean (usually) covariation. (Cause and effect is problematic.)
Bivariate Distribution - Model for a Relationship Between Two Variables • We might posit a bivariate distribution for P and Q, f(P,Q) • How does variation in P arise? • With variation in Q, and • Random variation in its distribution. • There exists a conditional distribution f(P|Q) and a conditional mean function, E[P|Q]. Variation in P arises because of • Variation in the conditional mean, • Variation around the conditional mean, • (Possibly) variation in a covariate, Y which shifts the conditional distribution
Conditional Moments • The conditional mean function is theregression function. • P = E[P|Q] + (P - E[P|Q]) = E[P|Q] + • E[|Q] = 0 = E[]. Proof: (The Law of iterated expectations) • Variance of the conditional random variable = conditional variance, or thescedastic function. • A “trivial relationship” may be written as P = h(Q) + , where the random variable = P-h(Q) has zero mean by construction. Looks like a regression “model” of sorts. • An extension: Can we carry Y as a parameter in the bivariate distribution? Examine E[P|Q,Y]
50 Observations on P and QShowing Variation of P Around E[P]
Conditional Mean Functions • No requirement that they be "linear" (we will discuss what we mean by linear) • Conditional Mean function: h(X) is the function that minimizes EX,Y[Y – h(X)]2 • No restrictions on conditional variances at this point.
Projections and Regressions • We explore the difference between the linear projection and the conditional mean function • Suppose there exists a linear function such that • y = + x + where E(|x) = 0 => Cov(x,) = 0 Then, Cov(x,y) = Cov(x,) + Cov(x,x) + Cov(x,) = 0 + Var(x) + 0 so, = Cov(x,y) / Var(x) and E(y) = + E(x) + E() = + E(x) + 0 so, = E[y] - E[x].
Regression and Projection Does this mean E[y|x] = + x? • No. This is the linear projection of y on x • It is true in every bivariate distribution, whether or not E[y|x] is linear in x. • y can always be written y = + x + where x, = Cov(x,y) / Var(x) etc. The conditional mean function is h(x) such that y = h(x) + v where E[v|h(x)] = 0. But, h(x) does not have to be linear.
Linear Least Squares Projection ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary least squares regression ............ LHS=Y Mean = 1.21632 Standard deviation = .37592 Number of observs. = 100 Model size Parameters = 2 Degrees of freedom = 98 Residuals Sum of squares = 9.95949 Standard error of e = .31879 Fit R-squared = .28812 Adjusted R-squared = .28086 --------+------------------------------------------------------------- Variable| Coefficient Standard Error t-ratio P[|T|>t] Mean of X --------+------------------------------------------------------------- Constant| .83368*** .06861 12.150 .0000 X| .24591*** .03905 6.298 .0000 1.55603 --------+-------------------------------------------------------------
Application: Doctor Visits • German Individual Health Care data: N=27,236 • Model for number of visits to the doctor: • True E[V|Income] = exp(1.412 - .0745*income) • Linear regression: g*(Income)=3.917 - .208*income
Conditional Mean and Projection Notice the problem with the linear approach. Negative predictions.
Representing the Relationship • Conditional mean function: E[y | x] = g(x) • Linear approximation to the conditional mean function: Linear Taylor series • The linear projection (linear regression?)
Summary • Regression function: E[y|x] = g(x) • Projection: g*(y|x) = a + bx whereb = Cov(x,y)/Var(x) and a = E[y]-bE[x]Projection will equal E[y|x] if E[y|x] is linear. • Taylor Series Approximation to g(x)
The Classical Linear Regression Model • The model is y = f(x1,x2,…,xK,1,2,…K) + = a multipleregression model (as opposed to multivariate). Emphasis on the “multiple” aspect of multiple regression. Important examples: • Marginal cost in a multiple output setting • Separate age and education effects in an earnings equation. • Form of the model – E[y|x] = a linear function of x. (Regressand vs. regressors) • ‘Dependent’ and ‘independent’ variables. • Independent of what? Think in terms of autonomous variation. • Can y just ‘change?’ What ‘causes’ the change? • Very careful on the issue of causality. Cause vs. association. Modeling causality in econometrics…
Model Assumptions: Generalities • Linearity means linear in the parameters. We’ll return to this issue shortly. • Identifiability. It is not possible in the context of the model for two different sets of parameters to produce the same value of E[y|x] for allx vectors. (It is possible for some x.) • Conditional expected value of the deviation of an observation from the conditional mean function is zero • Form of the variance of the random variable around the conditional mean is specified • Nature of the process by which x is observed is not specified. The assumptions are conditioned on the observed x. • Assumptions about a specific probability distribution to be made later.
Linearity of the Model • f(x1,x2,…,xK,1,2,…K) = x11 + x22 + … + xKK • Notation: x11 + x22 + … + xKK = x. • Boldface letter indicates a column vector. “x” denotes a variable, a function of a variable, or a function of a set of variables. • There are K “variables” on the right hand side of the conditional mean “function.” • The first “variable” is usually a constant term. (Wisdom: Models should have a constant term unless the theory says they should not.) • E[y|x] = 1*1 + 2*x2 + … + K*xK. (1*1 = the intercept term).
Linearity • Simple linear model, E[y|x]=x’β • Quadratic model: E[y|x]= α + β1x+ β2x2 • Loglinear model, E[lny|lnx]= α + Σk lnxkβk • Semilog, E[y|x]= α + Σk lnxkβk • Translog: E[lny|lnx]= α + Σk lnxkβk + (1/2) Σk Σl δkl lnxk lnxl All are “linear.” An infinite number of variations.
Linearity • Linearity means linear in the parameters, not in the variables • E[y|x] = 1 f1(…) + 2 f2(…) + … + K fK(…). fk() may be any function of data. • Examples: • Logs and levels in economics • Time trends, and time trends in loglinear models – rates of growth • Dummy variables • Quadratics, power functions, log-quadratic, trig functions, interactions and so on.
Uniqueness of the Conditional Mean The conditional mean relationship must hold for any set of n observations, i = 1,…,n. Assume, that n K (justified later) E[y1|x] = x1 E[y2|x] = x2 … E[yn|x] = xn All n observations at once: E[y|X] = X = E.
Uniqueness of E[y|X] Now, suppose there is a that produces the same expected value, E[y|X] = X = E. Let = - . Then, X = X - X = E - E = 0. Is this possible? X is an nK matrix (n rows, K columns). What does X= 0 mean? We assume this is not possible. This is the ‘full rank’ assumption – it is an ‘identifiability’ assumption. Ultimately, it will imply that we can ‘estimate’ . (We have yet to develop this.) This requires n K .
Linear Dependence • Example: from your text: x = [1 , Nonlabor income, Labor income, Total income] • More formal statement of the uniqueness condition: No linear dependencies: No variable xk may be written as a linear function of the other variables in the model. An identification condition. Theory does not rule it out, but it makes estimation impossible. E.g., y = 1 + 2N + 3S + 4T + , where T = N+S. y = 1 + (2+a)N + (3+a)S + (4-a)T + for any a, = 1 + 2N + 3S + 4T + . • What do we estimate if we ‘regress’ y on (1,N,S,T)? • Note, the model does not rule out nonlinear dependence. Having x and x2 in the same equation is no problem.
3/49 An Enduring Art Mystery Graphics show relative sizes of the two works. The Persistence of EconometricsGreene, 2011 Why do larger paintings command higher prices? The Persistence of Memory. Salvador Dali, 1931
An Unidentified (But Valid)Theory of Art Appreciation Enhanced Monet Area Effect Model: Height and Width Effects Log(Price) = α + β1 log Area + β2 log Aspect Ratio + β3 log Height + β4 Signature + ε (Aspect Ratio = Height/Width). This is a perfectly respectable theory of art prices. However, it is not possible to learn about the parameters from data on prices, areas, aspect ratios, heights and signatures.
Notation Define column vectors of n observations on y and the K variables. = X+ The assumption means that the rank of the matrix Xis K. No linear dependencies => FULL COLUMN RANK of the matrix X.
Expected Values of Deviations from the Conditional Mean Observed y will equal E[y|x] + random variation. y = E[y|x] + (disturbance) • Is there any information about in x? That is, does movement in x provide useful information about movement in ? If so, then we have not fully specified the conditional mean, and this function we are calling ‘E[y|x]’ is not the conditional mean (regression) • There may be information about in other variables. But, not in x. If E[|x] 0 then it follows that Cov[,x] 0. This violates the (as yet still not fully defined) ‘independence’ assumption
Zero Conditional Mean of ε • E[|all data in X] = 0 • E[|X] = 0 is stronger than E[i | xi] = 0 • The second says that knowledge of xiprovides no information about the mean of i. The first says that noxj provides information about the expected value of i, not the ith observation and not any other observation either. • “No information” is the same as no correlation. Proof: Cov[X,] = Cov[X,E[|X]] = 0
Conditional Homoscedasticity and Nonautocorrelation Disturbances provide no information about each other, whether in the presence of X or not. • Var[|X] = 2I. • Does this imply that Var[] = 2I? Yes: Proof: Var[] = E[Var[|X]] + Var[E[|X]]. Insert the pieces above. What does this mean? It is an additional assumption, part of the model. We’ll change it later. For now, it is a useful simplification
Normal Distribution of ε An assumption of limited usefulness • Used to facilitate finite sample derivations of certain test statistics. • Temporary.
The Linear Model • y = X+ε, N observations, K columns in X, including a column of ones. • Standard assumptions about X • Standard assumptions about ε|X • E[ε|X]=0, E[ε]=0 and Cov[ε,x]=0 • Regression? • If E[y|X] = X then E[y|x] is also the projection.
Cornwell and Rupert Panel Data Cornwell and Rupert Returns to Schooling Data, 595 Individuals, 7 YearsVariables in the file are EXP = work experienceWKS = weeks workedOCC = occupation, 1 if blue collar, IND = 1 if manufacturing industrySOUTH = 1 if resides in southSMSA = 1 if resides in a city (SMSA)MS = 1 if marriedFEM = 1 if femaleUNION = 1 if wage set by union contractED = years of educationLWAGE = log of wage = dependent variable in regressions These data were analyzed in Cornwell, C. and Rupert, P., "Efficient Estimation with Panel Data: An Empirical Comparison of Instrumental Variable Estimators," Journal of Applied Econometrics, 3, 1988, pp. 149-155. See Baltagi, page 122 for further analysis. The data were downloaded from the website for Baltagi's text.
